As PTI leaders were yet again denied a meeting with Imran Khan at Adiala jail, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa requested PM Shehbaz Sharif to allow close family members to meet his party’s incarcerated founder over Eid.
Advocate Niazullah Niazi told that as per the directions of the court, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja had shared a list of six persons with jail authorities for a meeting with Mr Khan.
“We reached the jail and waited for approval, but we did not receive any message from the jail administration that the meeting would be allowed,” he lamented.
He said that during Ramazan, jail meetings were allowed until 3pm. “We waited there till 3:15pm and then decided to leave,” he added.
“We also asked officials about the medical team which visited Adiala jail on Wednesday and examined Khan Sahib, and demanded a medical report, but we were informed that it would be handed over to the Islamabad chief commissioner, who would then submit it to the court. We were told that we should approach the court to acquire the medical report,” Mr Niazi continued.
Mr Niazi, who claims to be a spokesperson for both Mr Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, said he had not been allowed to meet the former premier since April 2 last year.
“We demand that at least family members and personal physicians be allowed to meet Khan Sahib so that we can get a clear picture of his health,” he said.
Responding to a question, Mr Niazi said that 70 to 80 days had passed since Mr Khan’s family or party leaders had been allowed to meet the former premier.
“The only person who met Khan Sahib was a friend of the court,” he said, referring to lawyer Salman Safdar.
“We have severe concerns about Khan Sahib’s health, but it is unfortunate that we are not being allowed to meet him,” he added.
